Magnet Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Iron sticks): 1. Put all the test objects on a tray. 2. Guess “magnetic” or “non-magnetic” for each and write it down. 3. Touch the magnet to each object and sort them into two groups. 4. Store the magnets in pairs and keep small magnets away from little children.
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- 1.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 2.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) in a hot oven (b) dropped on the floor (c) in pairs, opposite ends (d) loose in a toy box
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
- 5.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 6.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
- 7.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🛟 Why must small magnets be kept away from little children? (a) they are too hot (b) they are too heavy (c) they may swallow them (d) they smell bad
- 9.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the magnet test? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a results chart (b) vinegar (c) test objects (d) a bar magnet
- 12.🧭 Which tool uses a magnet to find directions? (a) a pulley (b) a compass (c) a sundial (d) a periscope
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) test objects (b) turmeric powder (c) a tray (d) a bar magnet
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same table (b) the kind of paper (c) the magnet used (d) the same paper clip
- 15.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the magnet used is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) test objects (b) a bar magnet (c) yeast (d) a results chart
- 18.True or false: a plastic ruler is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧲 Is a cotton cloth magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the magnet used”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 21.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧲 Is a paper sheet magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) magnetic (b) non-magnetic
- 23.🔮 Predict: a magnet is held under a thin plastic plate with a paper clip on top. What happens? (a) the clip turns gold (b) the plate melts (c) nothing at all (d) the clip moves
- 24.True or false: north near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? Which of these is what we measure? (a) sheets it pulls through (b) the same paper clip (c) the same table (d) the kind of paper
- 26.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a copper wire (b) a paper sheet (c) a plastic ruler (d) iron filings
- 27.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) an aluminium can (b) a steel paper clip (c) a cotton cloth (d) a rubber eraser
- 28.True or false: a steel paper clip is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a rubber eraser (c) an aluminium can (d) a steel paper clip
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a cotton cloth (c) iron filings (d) a wooden pencil
- 31.True or false: vinegar is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? What do we do with “the same paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 33.🧲 Is a safety pin magnetic or non-magnetic? (a) non-magnetic (b) magnetic
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a bar magnet (c) a tray (d) a results chart
- 35.True or false: a wooden pencil is not pulled by a magnet. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧲 Two magnets: north near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
- 37.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plastic ruler (b) iron filings (c) a safety pin (d) an iron screw
- 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.True or false: a steel paper clip is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- pull together
- in pairs, opposite ends
- False
- south near north
- south near south
- north near south
- True
- they may swallow them
- not needed
- True
- vinegar
- a compass
- turmeric powder
- the magnet used
- pull together
- True
- yeast
- True
- non-magnetic
- we change it
- True
- non-magnetic
- the clip moves
- True
- sheets it pulls through
- iron filings
- a steel paper clip
- False
- a steel paper clip
- iron filings
- False
- we keep it the same
- magnetic
- a mirror
- True
- push apart
- False
- a plastic ruler
- not needed
- True
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